Darren James Mew, better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles. The duo were pioneers of happy hardcore and wrote several well-known songs such as "Heart of Gold", "Pretty Green Eyes" and "Paradise & Dreams". In the early 2000s, Darren Styles began producing more trance-influenced records with Mark Brady as Styles & Breeze. The duo released two hit singles "You're Shining" and "Heartbeatz" which both reached the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. They have been involved in all volumes of the popular Clubland X-Treme Hardcore compilation series. As a solo artist Darren Styles has released two studio albums, the Gold-selling Skydivin' and Feel the Pressure. He has also frequently collaborated with several other artists such as Hixxy, Ultrabeat and N-Force. 

May 23rd, 1975 in Colchester (Age 49)